Krishna sporting with the gopis in the Jumna River, from a Bhagavata Purana

Unknown (Indian)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1525-1550
Height:
16.5 cm  (6 1/2 in.)
Width:
22.2 cm  (8 3/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ink and color on paper
Place of creation:
Bhārat [India]

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    Indian and South Asian Art[Museum inv. no.: 1971.171]

Description

Krishna is with a group of cowherding women from Hinduism, known as the gopis, while in the Jumna River. There are a group of musicians at the top, one is playing a tikara.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Tikara [2906]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5181